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25.01.2022 Expressions of Interest are now open for the positions of Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 2021. Applications will close June 21, 2020. A detailed overview of the positions and EOI can be downloaded here >> https://bit.ly/2ASn7IY - #WorldCrossCountry #RoadtoBathurst

22.01.2022 THROWBACK: RADCLIFFE WINS IN BELGIUM, 2001: So often outgunned in sprint finishes at major championships, Paula Radcliffe turned the tables on her Ethiopian rival Gete Wami to power to victory in conditions which can best be described as a quagmire in Ostend. Radcliffe, the 1992 world U20 cross country champion, was outpaced to 10,000m gold by Wami at the 1999 World Championships in Seville and many expected a repeat at the Hippodrome Wellington when the tiny African edged ahead with 200m remaining. Nonetheless, on this occasion, the Briton responded to surge past her long-time rival in the energy-sapping mud and claim a memorable title-winning success. - #WorldCrossCountry #RoadtoBathurst

16.01.2022 BY THE NUMBERS 6 - The number of senior individual women's World Cross Country Championships won by Norway, including an incredible 5 titles from legendary Grete Waitz in '78, '79, '80, '81 & '83. - #WorldCrossCountry #RoadtoBathurst

06.01.2022 Bathurst 21 LOC Director and Chair of Athletics NSW, Matt Whitbread, was a guest of Inside Running podcast and had the chance to talk all things WABathurst21. - #WorldCrossCountry #RoadtoBathurst

03.01.2022 Athlete's from Australia's Northern neighbour, Papua New Guinea, have their sights set firmly on Bathurst 2021. - #WorldCrossCountry #RoadtoBathurst

03.01.2022 CROSS COUNTRY THROWBACK: MARAKESH, 1998 - Meticulous preparation, coupled with a cool head, enabled Ireland’s Sonia O’Sullivan to clinch victory from British rival Paula Radcliffe in a dramatic finale to the long-course race. The 8km battle between the duo was set for a stunning crescendo as little separated O’Sullivan, Radcliffe and Ethiopia’s Gete Wami. However, race officials mistakenly sent the trio down the incorrect race route with 400 metres remaining. A bemused Wami a...lmost stopped but O’Sullivan purposefully hit the front, confident her reconnaissance work would pay off. The night before I had run the course, where I knew there was a gap in the fence which would allow us back on the correct course by the finish line, explains O’Sullivan. So I took the initiative and then ran through the gap ahead of Paula and Gete. The Irishwoman went on to clinch a three-second victory from Radcliffe and the following day helped herself to victory in the short-course race. - #WorldCrossCountry #RoadtoBathurst See more